LPD searching for suspects in Sunday night shooting

Officers surrounded an apartment complex for 10 minutes but came out with no suspects

Lubbock police said they are still searching for the suspects in the Sunday night shooting at a Central Lubbock apartment complex.

Authorities said a man claimed someone was shooting at him at the Garden Apartments around 10 p.m. as he approached the location to visit his girlfriend.

Sgt. Tony Gribben with the Lubbock Police Department said officers believe the suspects involved in the shooting may have fled the scene before authorities arrived.

This case is still under investigation.

When the victim arrived at the apartment he knocked on the door, and that’s when an unknown male opened it and shot at him one or two times with a handgun. The victim told authorities he believes there may have been another male inside the apartment, the police report states.

The victim then ran toward the car that dropped him off, yelling for the driver to leave as he continued to run away on foot.

An officer who had been nearby on another call heard the gunshots and saw a white SUV driving away from the scene at a brisk pace, the report stated.

The officer then stopped the vehicle on a traffic violation, and that’s when the officer was made aware of what was happening.

The report stated that as the officer was speaking with the person in the car, the victim approached, telling what had happened.

Police said the victim was not hit but claimed to have difficulty hearing because of the proximity of the shots fired.

Police said when the victim was offered transportation to the hospital, he declined.

After the officer got the details of what happened, other units responded to the apartment complex surrounding the building, the report stated.

All of the occupants in the apartment exited the facility after 10 minutes but no one was arrested on charges of aggravated assault.

The report stated one of the occupants in the apartment was taken into custody on a possession charge.